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"it
teaches you your soul" 
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of sculptures, A
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of sculptures, B
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of sculptures, C
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of sculptures, D
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of sculptures, E
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of sculptures, F
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Photos of Sculptures created between 1948 and 2008
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Photos of Vika creating her art and exhibitions, mostly in Athens
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Photos of Drawings created between 1950 and 2008
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Animation
of Melina Mercouri, then Greek Minister of Culture, discovering
Vika's sculpture "Hero" for the Ministry.
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Then-Chancellor
of Germany Willy Brandt receiving Vika's "Third World."
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Comments
from Guestbook, in Greek
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Photos
of Vika, of Melina Mercouri and Willy Brandt with Vika's sculpture,
Vika at the parthenon, etc.
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Sculpture
"Flesh, Fire, Dionysus" on cover of book by poet Alexandros Faos.
- Vika
on Life and Art
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Erato
there is a wind that blows from the Parthenon, a wind of intelligence
that Prometheus gave to the Greeks. Erato has her face turned to
that wind.
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A
Portrait of Vika from the monthly "Time in Athens" (an English-language
journal); article written by Ellen Sutton.
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"Vika,"
a play by her Lover showing her view of the Insular
Cortex
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images from the half-hour video, Vika: Form and Expression.
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--In
English, from Greek newspapers and magazines
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Click
to view these sculptures as multiple-view animations.
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They
say that the artist must reflect the society in which he lives,
that this is inevitable whether he wants it or not.
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Vika.
by Christos Koulouris, publisher
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A
"contact sheet" of photos of some of Vika's sculpture. Some are
clickable for a larger/different view.
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A
glazed ceramic piece from the '50s, "The Mermaids" (an ashtray,
this was one of Vika's few utilitarian pieces), and a recent work,
"Bronze Angel" (two views).
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click
images for larger versions.
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--Apo
to periodiko "Eikastika". Grafei o Mavos Stefavidns.
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Vika
was born in the village of Paliokastro, in the northern Greek region
of Thessaly; lived in Berlin, in Athens, and the United States.
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Vika
currently lives and works in Athens.
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Pen
and ink drawing.
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Review
(in Greek)
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Animation.
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A
still from the "Form and Expression" video.
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A
shot from the half-hour video, "Vika: Form and Expression": Vika
plays with the capability of the camera to do transparent image
overlays.
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Animation.
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A
small clay piece, about 1 foot tall, done in the early 1950's.
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An
early piece done while Vika was attending the Kansas City Art Institute.
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A
still from the "Form and Expression" video.
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Also visit the
World's Women Online
to see more of
Vika's work.
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